Please click the links below to learn more about the roles within the GP Practices under our PCN
Occupational Therapists - empower patients to make improvements in day-to-day life and can discuss and help arrange a variety of aids. They support a range of people from frailty/falls to mental health.
Clinical Pharmacists – answer your questions about medications and how to get the best results from them. They support the Practices with medication reviews and safety monitoring. Some of our clinical pharmacists will also work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role, to clinically assess and treat patients using their expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
Pharmacy Technicians – liaise with Clinical and Community Pharmacists, GP Practices, and hospitals to ensure you get the correct medications at the right time. They review medications and are available to help you understand how to use your medications safely.
Care Coordinators – work with people who need extra support to navigate the health care system, helping to connect them to the right services or professionals at the right time. They act as a central point of contact to ensure support is available to help people manage their care.
First Contact Physiotherapists – are available to diagnose and treat muscular and joint conditions. They can advise on managing your condition or refer to specialist services if needed.
Trainee Nurse Associates – this is a training post, the TNAs work alongside nurses and healthcare assistants in the practice to deliver care.
Paramedics work autonomously within the community at an advanced level of practice, using their enhanced clinical assessment and treatment skills, to provide first point of contact for patients presenting with undifferentiated, undiagnosed problems relating to minor illness or injury, abdominal pains, chest pains and headaches.
Mental Health Practitioners – perform assessments, provide advice and support to manage your condition. They can support access to other community mental health resources.
The Mental Health Practitioners who work within K2 PCNs are:
Social Prescribing Link Workers help connect people to activities, groups, and services in their community to meet the practical, social and emotional needs that affect their health and wellbeing. giving you time to focus on what matters to you most.